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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-853.1

Authorizations under § 47-1A-853--Board of directors or shareholders

Known as the South Dakota Business Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 47-1A-1001 to 47-1A-957 (383 sections).

Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 176.

Authorizations under § 47-1A-853 shall be made:

(1) By the board of directors:

(a) If there are two or more disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors, a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote; or

(b) If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board in accordance with § 47-1A-824, in which authorization directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate; or

(2) By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted, on the authorization.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.